A review of global environmental mercury processes in response to human and natural perturbations: Changes of emissions, climate, and land use

D Obrist, JL Kirk, L Zhang, EM Sunderland, M Jiskra… - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
We review recent progress in our understanding of the global cycling of mercury (Hg),
including best estimates of Hg concentrations and pool sizes in major environmental …

Metal stable isotope signatures as tracers in environmental geochemistry

JG Wiederhold - Environmental science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
The biogeochemical cycling of metals in natural systems is often accompanied by stable
isotope fractionation which can now be measured due to recent analytical advances. In …

Tundra uptake of atmospheric elemental mercury drives Arctic mercury pollution

D Obrist, Y Agnan, M Jiskra, CL Olson, DP Colegrove… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Anthropogenic activities have led to large-scale mercury (Hg) pollution in the Arctic,,,,,. It has
been suggested that sea-salt-induced chemical cycling of Hg (through 'atmospheric mercury …

Assessment of international reference materials for isotope-ratio analysis (IUPAC Technical Report)

WA Brand, TB Coplen, J Vogl, M Rosner… - Pure and Applied …, 2014 - degruyter.com
Since the early 1950s, the number of international measurement standards for anchoring
stable isotope delta scales has mushroomed from 3 to more than 30, expanding to more …

Mercury stable isotopes constrain atmospheric sources to the ocean

M Jiskra, LE Heimbürger-Boavida, MM Desgranges… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Human exposure to toxic mercury (Hg) is dominated by the consumption of seafood 1, 2.
Earth system models suggest that Hg in marine ecosystems is supplied by atmospheric wet …

Possible application of stable isotope compositions for the identification of metal sources in soil

L Wang, Y Jin, DJ Weiss, NJ Schleicher… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Metals in soil are potentially harmful to humans and ecosystems. Stable isotope
measurement may provide “fingerprint” information on the sources of metals. In light of the …

Mercury physicochemical and biogeochemical transformation in the atmosphere and at atmospheric interfaces: a review and future directions

PA Ariya, M Amyot, A Dastoor, D Deeds… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Mercury is a fascinating fluid metal that exists as liquid at 25 C (0 C= 273 K). This silver
colored d-block heavy metal exhibits noble-gas-like characteristics and solidifies at a …

Mercury isotopes in earth and environmental sciences

JD Blum, LS Sherman… - Annual Review of Earth …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Virtually all biotic, dark abiotic, and photochemical transformations of mercury (Hg) produce
Hg isotope fractionation, which can be either mass dependent (MDF) or mass independent …

Mercury isotopes in a forested ecosystem: Implications for air‐surface exchange dynamics and the global mercury cycle

JD Demers, JD Blum, DR Zak - Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Forests mediate the biogeochemical cycling of mercury (Hg) between the atmosphere and
terrestrial ecosystems; however, there remain many gaps in our understanding of these …

Mercury stable isotopes for monitoring the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

SY Kwon, JD Blum, R Yin, MTK Tsui, YH Yang… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Minamata Convention on Mercury (MC) includes provisions for a global
monitoring program (GMP) and effectiveness evaluation (EE) to provide information on …